Honors, Awards and Professional Appointments

Updated 06-27-20

Year Name Honor
2017-present Dr. Ramon Abola Associate Editor, BMC Anesthesiology
2007 Dr. Rishimani Adsumelli Ellison Pierce Patient Safety Award
2019 Dr. Sergio Bergese ASA/SEA Distinguished Educator in Anesthesiology Award
2017 Dr. Ana Costa Elected a Junior Member of the Donoho Academy of Clinical and Educational Scholars
2008 Dr. Ralph Epstein Chairman of the Committee on Resident Education, American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA)
2012 Dr. Ralph Epstein Recipient of Heidbrink Award from American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
2014-2018 Dr. Ralph Epstein Appointed to Review Committee on Postdoctoral General Dentistry Education of the Commission on Dental Accreditation
2010 Dr. F. Barry Florence Stony Brook University Physicians Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice
Dr. TJ Gan Founding President of The American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER)
Dr. TJ Gan Past President, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA)
Dr. TJ Gan Past President, International Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology (ISAP)
Dr. TJ Gan Executive Section Editor for Ambulatory Anesthesiology and Perioperative Management, Anesthesia & Analgesia
2017 Dr. TJ Gan Elected Council Member of the Association of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs
2019-present Dr. TJ Gan Editorial Advisory Board of Anesthesiology News
  Dr. Peter Glass President of the Board of Directors for Clinical Practice Management Plan
  Dr. Peter Glass Anesthesia & Analgesia, Section Editor, Ambulatory Anesthesia
2011-2012 Dr. Peter Glass President of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
2015 Dr. Igor Izrailtyan Elected as Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
2017-present Dr. Martin Kaczocha Associate Editor, BMC Anesthesiology
2017 Dr. Martin Kaczocha Winner of the "Young Academic Inventor's Award" by the Stony Brook chapter of the National Academy of Inventors
2007, 2013 Dr. Maria Lagade Regional Education Award from ASATT
2003-present Dr. Ursula Landman AOBA American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology oral board examiner
2006-present Dr. Ursula Landman AOBA American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology clinical board examiner
2000 Dr. Ursula Landman Inducted into AOCA American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2007-2008 Dr. Ursula Landman Cambridge Who's Who of Professionals
2008-present Dr. Ursula Landman Chair of Education Committee of The American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2009 Dr. Ursula Landman Program Chair for annual meeting of the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2011 Dr. Ursula Landman Inducted as a Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2015 Dr. Ursula Landman NYIT-COM Distinguished Alumni Award
2019-present Dr. Ursula Landman Board of Governors, American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2015 Dr. Jun Lin Elected to Association of University Anesthesiologists
2016 Dr. Jun Lin Appointed to the role of Section Editor of the of “General Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics” section of BMC Anesthesiology.
2019-present Dr. Jun Lin Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
2020-present Dr. Jun Lin Journal Board (Reviewer) of Cancers
2010 Dr. Daryn Moller 2010 Stony Brook Anesthesiology Department Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice
2015 Dr. Daryn Moller Stony Brook Medicine: Excellence in Patient Care in a Surgical Discipline Award
2016 Dr. Daryn Moller Excellence in Teaching Award from the Anesthesiology Residents
2007 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala The Most Influential Professor/Faculty Member, Campus Life Award, USB
2004 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala "Pride of India“ Gold Award for Science, Education and Research.
2002 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Inducted into America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
2003 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Inducted into Strathmore's Who's Who
2003 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Inducted into United Who's Who
2005 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala "Excellence Award" for contributions to the fields of research & education.
2007 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Catacosinos Cancer Scholar Award
2008 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala USB President’s Award for Team Achievement
2019 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Michael A. Maffetone Distinguished Community Service Award
2020 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Inducted into the National Academy of Inventors
2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Dr. Shaji Poovathoor Excellence in Teaching Award from the Anesthesiology Residents
2017, 2018, 2020 Dr. Shaji Poovathoor Teacher of the Year
2016 Dr. Jeremy Poppers Excellence in Teaching Award from the Anesthesiology Residents
2017-present Dr. Michelino Puopolo Associate Editor, BMC Anesthesiology
2014-2016 Dr. Deborah Richman Vice President of the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement
2016-2018 Dr. Deborah Richman President of the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement
2005 Dr. Joy Schabel Aesculapius Award for Teaching, USB
2008-2010, 2016 Dr. Joy Schabel Excellence in Teaching Award from the Stony Brook University Medical School class
2016 Dr. Joy Schabel 2016 Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Teacher of the Year Award
2017 Dr. Joy Schabel Elected Associate Member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists
2011 Dr. Bharathi Scott 2011 Stony Brook Anesthesiology Department Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice
2006 Dr. Ellen Steinberg
Dr. Rishimani Adsumelli
Best Instructional Scientific Exhibit at PGA2006
2018 - present Dr. Ellen Steinberg Serves on New York State Maternal Mortality Review Board
2007 Dr. Stephen Vitkun President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2007 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2006 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Aesculapius Award for Teaching, USB
2000-present Dr. Stephen Vitkun Oral Board Examiner for American Board of Anesthesiology
2008 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Election to Alpha Omega Alpha
2010 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Distinguished Teaching Professor
2010 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Appointed to Regional Faculty of the American Heart Association
2019-present Dr. Paul Willoughby Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA)
2008-2009 Dr. Paul Willoughby President-elect of the Board of Directors of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
2009-2010 Dr. Paul Willoughby President of the Board of Directors of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
2016 Dr. Eric Zabirowicz Excellence in Teaching Award from the Stony Brook Medical School class